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and the doors within him opened up. He realised the essence that was lying within and recognising the benevolence of the Sri Guru, threw himself at his feet. Words were inadequate to describe this benevolence. Yet since words are the means to express the feelings of the heart, he exclaims –
अहो! अहो! श्री सद्गुरु, करुणा सिंधु अपार,
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The greatness of the Sadguru is overwhelming the disciple's heart. He is wondering, 'In what words do I describe the greatness of such a great Guru?' It was as if there were no words found. There was not enough ability in the words to evaluate the Gurudev. When the disciple experienced this, the exclamation, “Aha! Aha!', just slipped out of him.
When a person sees an uncommon form, quality, knowledge, or power and gets exceedingly impressed with it, describing that phenomenon becomes impossible for him. He cannot describe them. That is when such exclamations of surprise are escape involuntarily.
Sri Prabhu has told in the ‘Uttaradhyayan Sutra' – When King Shrenik sees the young Anathi Muni seated in deep meditation beneath a tree in the garden, he is astounded by his looks, his form, his tranquillity and his unparalleled impression, and exclaims -
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BET! UAI, BET! gait, Bat! TT START II “Aha! What colour! How handsome! How tranquil is the Arya! Aha, what forgiveness! How detached! How removed from the material ways!' King Shrenik realised upon seeing the physique and the face of Anathi Muni, that this was no common person, but a princely youth from some very well-to-do and high family. The perfect qualities apparent on his face cannot be described in words; there cannot be any similes for them.
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